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Heatwave? What heatwave? We go back to earlier in the year when conditions were a bit more… typically British. Geoff’s not put off by the rain, and heads out for a day’s pigeon control over a rape field. We’re hoping…

In a meeting of two Shooting Show greats, Chris Dalton’s made the trip down to Essex to sample the best of southern stalking, courtesy of Geoff Garrod. And he’s brought a team of rifles with him who are eager to…

We asked Jason Doyle what species he’d like to hunt next on the show. Think big, we said. But he did the opposite and picked muntjac… Well, they don’t get them in Ireland. Ascending one of the prime high seats…

Geoff Garrod swaps his usual pigeon-shooting antics for a day at pheasant and partridge, shooting driven game at Rothwell. With John Pyle at the helm, those strong end-of-season birds are a delight to behold – and the high winds and…

Every year Sporting Rifle magazine runs an auction of sporting lots to raise money for Save The Rhino International, supporting anti-poaching units on reserves in Africa. Rod Entwistle was one of 2016’s generous bidders, and he won himself a muntjac…

Last week we saw Geoff Garrod bag 38 woodies in a downpour. Irishman Jason Doyle is next to face the challenge – and as it never stops raining in Ireland, it doesn’t take him long to get the opportunity. Protected…

It’s the last week of the doe season and Pete finds himself one doe behind on the culling figures. There’s nothing for it but a last-minute foot stalk over his ground in Yorkshire. Previous recon has given him a good…

Irish pair Jason Doyle and John Foxton have made the trip to Essex for some deer hunting English style. We follow John – who has never even seen a muntjac before, let alone shot one – into the high seat…

This week, it’s part one of a fallow double bill, hosted by none other than gamekeeper extraordinaire Geoff Garrod. With the cull well underway, he’s got guests from around the country lined up to help him fill the larder –…

We trek to Coburg, Germany, for a boar hunt like no other. The area was the inspiration for some of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books, and we’re inspired in turn, dispatching agents Pyle and Garrod for a foot stalk amid…